Archive: Bellator

Bellator fighter, AJ Matthews, spoke with BJPenn.com’s Fist-Ta-Cuff Radio Sunday night to talk about his participation in Bellator’s upcoming reality television show, “Fight Master.” Matthews (6-2) took break from his recent run in Bellator’s welterweight division to participate in the television show, a six-week ordeal that was shot in Louisiana. AJ said of...

“We’re in a very, very unique spot in terms of rarified air. We’re in a spot that nobody else has ever occupied in the mixed-martial-arts space other than the UFC, and I think it needs to be made very clear we never have been and we never will be a feeder system for the UFC....

Following his cut from the UFC, Leonard Garcia has been receiving a number of offers from other MMA organizations, all vying for a chance to host a fight who boasts two of the most memorable fights in recent history. All, it seems, except Bellator MMA. Garcia recently told MMAFighting.com that much of the...

Former Bellator Lightweight Champion, Eddie Alvarez, has been in a legal dispute with the Bellator promotion for the past several months. Now another former champion, still signed with the promotion, has come out with an interesting tale that really portrays some questionable insight to how the Bellator promotion takes care of their fighters. Where there...

Leonard Garcia (15-11-1 MMA, 2-7 UFC) knew what was at stake when he stepped into the octagon at UFC 159 against Cody McKenzie. After losing 4 consecutive fights, Garcia knew that his job would be on the line if he did not prove victorious. Unfortunately for “Bad Boy”, things just didn’t go his way at...

Eddie Alvarez took to The MMA Hour on Monday to share his side of the well-covered legal dispute between the fighter and Bellator FC parent company, Viacom. Essentially, the dispute comes from contract disputes. Last year, the UFC offered Alvarez a contract that included a title shot and pay-per-view slots. Bellator argued that their...

In an interview with the Bleacher Report, former Bellator lightweight champion, Eddie Alvarez (24-3) revealed details on the deal between the UFC, Bellator, and Bellator parent company, Viacom that was blocked, prohibiting Alvarez from joining the UFC roster. Alvarez had quite a lot to say and covered several topics including the differences between what...

Former Bellator FC lightweight champion, Eddie Alvarez, took to Twitter this weekend to call out the organization for their mistreatment of fighters and to announce that he will be speaking out shortly. Tied up in a long-standing legal battle with the companies that own Bellator FC, Viacom and Spike, Eddie Alvarez has been kept...

It’s official: Cheick Kongo and the Ultimate Fighting Championship are no longer affiliated with each other. After nearly seven years of working for the UFC and calling the octagon his home, Kongo is looking to pursue a career outside of Zuffa. Kongo’s first win over a big-name came after he defeated Mirko Cro Cop by...

This week BJPenn.com’s Fist-Ta-Cuff Radio invited Bellator Season 6 featherweight tournament winner and title contender Daniel Straus onto the show. Straus, who is riding a 5 fight winning streak, is currently mending a broken hand but is looking to return to title contending form this summer. Here are some of the highlights from Straus’s interview...

A motion filed by Bellator MMA in March to dismiss two counts of fighter Eddie Alvarez’s counterclaim against the promotion was denied on Wednesday in U.S. District Court. According to Sports Illustrated, Judge Jose L. Linares ruled that the court couldn’t dismiss Alvarez’s claims of tortious interference and breach of contract against Bellator based on...

After a streaky few years and two disappointing, consecutive losses in the UFC, Vladimir Matyushenko has sought a new stage to perform. He has now found that stage after signing a deal with Bellator MMA. Matyushenko was cut along with a slew of other fighters earlier this year. His last UFC outing saw him...

UFC President Dana White announced yesterday on the media call to promote UFC on FOX 7 that the UFC will be stepping up to help save Olympic Wrestling. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) declared in February that it decided to exclude wrestling from the 2020 Olympic Games. The decision is not final, as the...

Tonight we will have a great line-up on Late Night Cageside with Bellators own Brian Rogers, UFC “TUF” Alumni Tony Ferguson, and the always-entertaining Jonathan “War Machine” Koppenhaver. Also tonight we will be going more in-depth on the Fallon Fox debate as well as talking about current events and happenings in the world of MMA....

Justin Lawrence, from The Ultimate Fighter: Live, spoke with Fist-Ta-Cuff Radio Sunday night as he finishes preparing for his bout this Saturday against Daniel Pineda. Lawrence (4-1) was eliminated from TUF by season 15 champion, Michael Chisea, in the quarterfinals; but he knocked out John Cofer in the season finale with a 3rd round head...

Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal talked with BJPenn.com Radio Wednesday night about a number of topics, ranging from his recent fights to his pro wrestling career. But given all that has happened in the last few days, the conversation inevitably turned to the controversy being stirred up between Nick Diaz and Georges St. Pierre following UFC...

Ross Pearson offered up the inside scoop on the off-camera fight between George Sotiropoulos and “Real Deal’s” assistant boxing coach, Erin Beach, which took place during the filming of The Ultimate Fighter: ‘Smashes.’ It was a fight that started when George supposedly took a “cheap shot” at Erin, which ultimately ended up bad for the...

Though the transition between Mixed Martial Arts and Professional Wrestling is not entirely new (see Brock Lesnar, Ken Shamrock and Sakuraba, among others), competing in both simultaneously is a rare endeavor. Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal is doing just that, fighting for both the Bellator Fighting Championships and Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling. Wednesday night, Lawal...

Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal took some time out Wednesday night to talk with BJPenn.com Radio and discuss a number of topics. King Mo is a busy man nowadays, fighting for Bellator Fighting Championships as a light heavyweight and fighting in TNA Wrestling. Not one to shy away from headlines, Mo is one of the more...

BJPEN.COM’S Fist-Ta-Cuff Radio crew is at again. This time they caught up with fan favorite, War Machine, to discuss his return to action, fighting his friends and his dislike for Bellator champion, Ben Askren.

Last night, Bellator fighter, King Mo joined the BJPENN.COM RADIO crew to discuss he recent defeat, wrestling and more. It’s an interview you do not want to miss, so use the player above and enjoy! You can also check out the full archive from the great BJPENN.COM RADIO CHANNEL RIGHT HERE! OR iTunes short link Store...

Vernon Paige is using a unique style of fighting to put down his opponents, and he does it fast. His bout last Thursday lasted just 10 seconds on Spike TV. The video above explains his system that seems to be working thus far and the clip below is his style in action!

Former UFC welterweight, Marcus Davis returned to action last Thursday under the Bellator banner. During his brief return to action, he allegedly landed an illegal groin shot that disabled his opponent and left him unable to continue. In the aftermath of the bout, the medical staff on scene told Davis that there was no physical...

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